Golf Central

A Tiger-less tour event makes Phil Mickelson the clear favourite to win the FBR Open this weekend at around 6/1. Rory Sabbatini and Steve Stricker are at 14/1, with likely lads Aaron Baddeley, KJ Choi, Vijay Singh and Stewart Cink also in the hunt. My money goes on a trio of players at wider odds:

Mike Weir @ 40/1: It’s just a hunch (so dismiss it at your leisure), but I keep thinking he’ll win big again after a decent 12 months for the other Lefty.

Trevor Immelman @ 60/1: Still struggling to find his A game after a long illness last year interrupted his rise up the world rankings. Will come good eventually, which is why we’ll stick with him this season.

Daniel Chopra @ 70/1: Not his course, but we think the big ol’ Swede will be gunning for more glory in his search for a Ryder Cup place.